Response to Text: Planets

 Planets 

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1) Astronomers say that there are two parts to the Solar System - what are they called?

a. The Upper and Lower Solar System b. The Smaller and Bigger Solar System

c. The Inner and Outer Solar System d. The Terrestrial and Jovian Solar System

2) Mercury mostly resembles the...

a. Sun b. Moon

c. Stars d. Earth

3) True or False: Venus is very hot - hotter than Mercury.

a. True b. False

4) Earth is which planet away from the Sun?

a. Second b. Fourth

c. Third d. Fifth

5) Mars is known for...

a. Being the “Red Planet” b. Having volcanoes

c. Being Earth’s neighbour d. All of the above

6) Which of the following is not a “Jovian” planet?

a. Neptune b. Saturn

c. Pluto d. Jupiter

7) Why do you think Uranus and Neptune have been referred to as “ice giants”?

→ Uranus and Neptune are actually called ice giants because scientists think the water, ammonia and methane were all ice when the planets were formed.

8) What has Jupiter got that is bigger than any other planets?

→ it has a big ring going around.

9) True or False: Saturn is the only Gas Giant that has rings.

a. True b. False

10) How was Uranus discovered?

→ Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. Uranus was the first planet found using a telescope.

11) Neptune was named after which Roman god?

a. god of the Sky b. King of the Roman gods

c. god of the Agriculture and Wealth d. god of the Sea